English-German translation for "overtone"

"overtone" German translation

overtone
noun | Substantiv s

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Oberton Unterton, Beiklang Assoziationen, Gedankenverbindungen, Nebenbedeutungen Farberscheinung des reflektierten Lichts
  • Obertonmasculine | Maskulinum m
    overtone musical term | MusikMUS
    overtone musical term | MusikMUS
  • Untertonmasculine | Maskulinum m
    overtone undertone
    Beiklangmasculine | Maskulinum m
    overtone undertone
    overtone undertone
  • Assoziationenplural | Plural pl
    overtone association <plural | Pluralpl>
    Gedankenverbindungenplural | Plural pl
    overtone association <plural | Pluralpl>
    Nebenbedeutungenplural | Plural pl, -töneplural | Plural pl
    overtone association <plural | Pluralpl>
    overtone association <plural | Pluralpl>
examples
  • it had overtones of <plural | Pluralpl>
    es schwang darinsomething | etwas etwas von … mit
    it had overtones of <plural | Pluralpl>
  • Farberscheinungfeminine | Femininum f des reflektierten Lichts
    overtone physics | PhysikPHYS
    overtone physics | PhysikPHYS
overtone
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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übertonen, zu stark tonen übertönen
  • übertonen, zu stark tonen
    overtone photography | FotografieFOTO
    overtone photography | FotografieFOTO
  • übertönen
    overtone rare | seltenselten (sound)
    overtone rare | seltenselten (sound)
Wir distanzieren uns entschieden von den politischen Untertönen in dem Bericht.
We are strongly opposed to the political overtones and undertones which are expressed in the report.
Source: Europarl
Koordinierung ist nützlich, aber das ist es nicht allein.
Coordination is beneficial, but the word samordning (coordination) has the wrong overtones.
Source: Europarl
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